Speeches
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ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND EXISTING MECHANISMS FOR THE SETTLEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTES: THE CARIBBEAN COURT OF JUSTICE. PAPER PRESENTED BY DR. WINSTON ANDERSON, GENERAL COUNSEL, CARICOM, AT THE REGIONAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING MEETING OF CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING CARIBBEAN, 11-12 JUNE 2004, TRELAWNY, JAMAICA
It is a great honor to have been invited to participate in this UNEP sponsored “English-Speaking Caribbean Chief Justices Meeting on Environmental Law” in the beautiful surroundings of Braco, Trelawny, and I sincerely hope that my detention yesterday in Georgetown on the vexing matter of helping to develop a CARICOM Common Fisheries Policy and Regime did not inconvenience the Meeting…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE FINAL ROUND AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS FOR THE CARICOM REGIONAL QUIZ COMPETITION, 10 JUNE 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Education Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Headmasters/Headteachers Other Teachers Distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen Students Participants Let me begin by saying what a pleasure it is to be here as Secretary-General. My days are not always this pleasant, I can assure you. Warm welcome to the future of the Caribbean, because that…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE FINAL ROUND AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS FOR THE CARICOM REGIONAL QUIZ COMPETITION, 10 JUNE 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Education Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Headmasters/Headteachers Other Teachers Distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen Students Participants Let me begin by saying what a pleasure it is to be here as Secretary-General. My days are not always this pleasant, I can assure you. Warm welcome to the future of the Caribbean, because that…
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REMARKS BY H.E. EDWIN W. CARRINGTON SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE FINAL ROUND AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS FOR THE CARICOM REGIONAL QUIZ COMPETITION, 10 JUNE 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Hon Henry Jeffrey, Minister of Education Deputy Secretary-General and Staff of the CARICOM Secretariat Headmasters/Headteachers Other Teachers Distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen Students Participants Let me begin by saying what a pleasure it is to be here as Secretary-General. My days are not always this pleasant, I can assure you. Warm welcome to the future of the Caribbean, because that…
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KEY NOTE ADDRESS ON THE CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY (CSME) AND THE FREE MOVEMENT OF LABOUR ACROSS THE REGION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY, DELIVERED BY STEVEN MAC ANDREW, SPECIALIST, MOVEMENT OF SKILLS/LABOUR, CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY, ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRTY-SEVENTY ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL INSURANCE OFFICE, 8 JUNE 2004, BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
INTRODUCTION I wish to first of all extend my sincere congratulations to the Director, Board and Staff of the National Insurance Office on the occasion of its 37th anniversary. I also wish to express my sincere gratitude to the National Insurance Office for the honor bestowed upon me to deliver this evening the keynote address with as topic “the CARICOM…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE INCEPTION WORKSHOP FOR THE CARIBBEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMED (CREDP), 17 MAY 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutation The Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme represents one of two areas of activity in the field of energy currently being undertaken by the CARICOM Secretariat. The other area is the formulation of a regional energy policy by a Task Force on Regional Energy Policy, which was established in 2003 in Port of Spain by the 14th Inter-sessional Meeting of…
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OPENING REMARKS BY AMB. LOLITA APPLEWHAITE, DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL, CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE INCEPTION WORKSHOP FOR THE CARIBBEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMED (CREDP), 17 MAY 2004, GEORGETOWN, GUYANA
Salutation The Caribbean Renewable Energy Development Programme represents one of two areas of activity in the field of energy currently being undertaken by the CARICOM Secretariat. The other area is the formulation of a regional energy policy by a Task Force on Regional Energy Policy, which was established in 2003 in Port of Spain by the 14th Inter-sessional Meeting of…
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OPENING REMARKS BY PRIME MINISTER THE HON. BALDWIN SPENCER AT THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF THE CONFERENCE OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (WITH PARTICIPATION BY THE CORE GROUP ON HAITI), 4 MAY 2004, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
steemed Prime Ministers; Secretary General of CARICOM, His Excellency, Dr. Edwin Carrington; Honorable Ministers and Attorneys General; Other Members of Delegations;Other Dignitaries: It is a singular honour for Antigua and Barbuda to host this historic meeting of the Bureau of Heads of Government. As the newest kid on this block, I beg your indulgence should any lapses into local realities…
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OPENING ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HON. BALDWIN SPENCER, PRIME MINISTER, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, AT THE SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE BUREAU OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY, 4-5 MAY 2004, ST. JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA (Edited version)
Conscious of their manifest potency, the Antiguan and Barbudan people are quite likely to set about devising means of seeking my immediate impeachment should I fail to begin my remarks with the affirmation which is now virtually mandatory in Antigua and Barbuda; on all occasions, and at every level. It is thus my duty, on behalf of the Antiguan and…
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